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Badlands National Park
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Badlands National Park
COUNTRY
America
ADDRESS
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

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About Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park is a protected area in South Dakota in the United States. It is established as a national park in 1978 situated near the Rapid City in S.D. The park spans the wilderness area of more than 242,000 acres. Over ten million visitors visit the park in 2018. The site is managed by the National park service agency of the United States.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Badlands National Park

  • Before establishing as a national park in November 1978, the site was a national monument since early 1939.
  • The park is noted for the reintroduction of the black-footed ferret (American polecat) to the wild. It is one of the most endangered mammals throughout the world.
    The park is noted for the reintroduction of the black-footed ferret (American polecat) to the wild. It is one of the most endangered mammals throughou
  • A nearby attraction Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is also controlled by the park authority.
    A nearby attraction Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is also controlled by the park authority.
  • The site is also featured in movies like Dances with wolves released in 1990 and Thunderheart in 1992.
  • The history of a white river in Badlands indicates that the area had once been underwater and the fossils and bones found there assumed of seashells and turtle shells along with other living things that no longer exist.
    The history of a white river in Badlands indicates that the area had once been underwater and the fossils and bones found there assumed of seashells a

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